Ghaytun

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Ghaytun
غيطون
Village
Ghaytun is located in Syria
Ghaytun
Ghaytun
Location of Ghaytun in Syria
Coordinates: 36°29′05″N 37°18′18″E / 36.4847°N 37.305°E / 36.4847; 37.305
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,080
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1614

Ghaytun (Arabic: غيطون, romanizedGhayţūn) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. About 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and some 20 km (12 mi) south of Syria's border with Turkey, it is administratively part of Nahiya Akhtarin of Azaz District. Nearby localities include Akhtarin 4 km (2.5 mi) to the northeast, Ghuz 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south, and Mare' 9 km (5.6 mi) to the west. In the 2004 census, Ghaytun had a population of 1,080.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.